Poplar Grove woman arrested on felony drug charges

Poplar Grove — A 27-year-old Poplar Grove woman faces six to 30 years in prison after being arrested this week in a drug raid.

Shameka D. Carr was charged with one count of unlawful possession with intent to deliver heroin, a class X felony, Belvidere Police announced Friday.

Belvidere Police and Boone County Sheriff’s narcotics detectives and DEA Taskforce officers raided a residence in the 200 block of Rochester Drive.

The officers seized more than 90 grams of heroin, electric scales, cash and a vehicle. The heroin was valued at more than $10,000, police said.

Carr was still being held Friday in the Boone County Jail on $500,000 bond. Her arrest concludes a one-month investigation by the Belvidere Police Narcotics unit.

Belvidere Police encourages anyone with information about a crime, suspicious activity or narcotics trafficking to call the Belvidere Police Department at 815-544-2135 or Crime Stoppers at 815-547-7867.